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Blake introduced Ron
Blommers, one of our guests
today. Ron is the
Community Relations &
Development Manager for CK
Community Living. He
brought Ron Coristine Sr &
Angela Anderson, their
Executive Assistant, also of
CK Community Living.
 Ron
opened his power point with
a display of his reminders
of Rotary’s influences on
his life – the baseball
jacket purchased for his
team’s Championship win when
he was about 16, the
windbreaker when his team
was initiated to the Hall of
Fame & Olympic mittens – how
we’re all great in what we
do & how we do it
The
Vision …Community
Living….Discovering Dreams,
Connecting Lives.
They
now support over 400 people
& their families across CK
and employ more than 250
staff. Ron spoke about the
variety of services offered
at the agency – respite,
residential accommodations,
day programs, sheltered
employment & employment
services.
They
benefit from strong
partnerships with the
public, businesses,
volunteers, social service
agencies, health services,
education & all levels of
government. Community Living
offers a variety of ways for
giving – your time as a
volunteer, a donation of a
goods or service or
gift-in-kind, sponsorship
opportunities at events like
golf tournaments. They are
currently gaining momentum
on a program called the
Respect Tour, for elementary
schools in April & May.
Matt
did the the official Sunrise
thank you with a book for
the the Literary Angels
program that was signed and
will be available at the
Chatham Library.
You can
reach the Community Living
Central Office at
519-352-1174 located at
650 Riverview Dr. U2 in
Chatham.
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